Re: apt-get vs. aptitude
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Dmitrii Kashin <freehck@freehck.ru> wrote:
> Florian Lindner <mailinglists@xgm.de> writes:
>>
>> What is the prefered tool for installing on the CLI? apt-get or
>> aptitude? Last time I read about it, it was aptitude, due to better
>> dependency checking. What is the current state? apt-get or aptitude?
>> Does it matter? What about using both?
>
> I should notice that you cannot compare apt-get and aptitude. But you
> can do it for aptitude and APT utilities.
>
> I find aptitude somtimes inadequate, and therefore dangerous in some
> cases. I met situations when aptitude completly broke functioning of
> APT. APT utilities in their turn are simpler, and they are more
> preferred to manage packages.
>
> But although aptitude can break APT, APT could not break aptitude's
> working, so you always can use it in order to use its searching
> abilities. I do so.
Have you filed a bug report about aptitude breaking apt (whatever that
means!) or is this just FUD?
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